Our Education System is broken. Across the globe.

I went to College over 2 decades ago and I felt I wasn’t learning enough. Or, what I actually wanted to. It’s real sad that things haven’t changed for the better, even today.

Here’s where I think the problem is (always easier to point to problems than solutions, isn’t it?).

  • The world population is only ever increasing and at 8B people, there’s a lot of us. And the more of us there are, the more competition there’s going to be.

All of this results in most students being constantly stressed and feeling like they are falling short. And therefore, they tend to believe they have learned little despite the numerous years spent attending School and College.

You might ask, “What about all the Ivy League Schools, and top notch Universities, and the amazingly brilliant students who graduate from those real competitive institutions?”

Yeah, what about them? I didn’t say that some folks are not exceptionally brilliant. We all know that. If a smart person makes it to an Ivy League School, the credit goes to the person and not to the school. The school didn’t make them smart to begin with, did it? It just took credit for someone’s innate intelligence. And that is not the purpose of an institution of higher learning and certainly not a way by which it should be judged.

If a school took me in as a student and made me smarter than I originally was when I entered it, then it delivered what it promised. It is only then did it serve its purpose. Else, if failed. And sometimes, miserably so.

So, what can we do about it? Well, I am no John Oliver to come up with brilliant solutions but I, even I, can take a stab at some possible alternatives.

  • Let folks who know what they are doing and are qualified make a determination on what should be taught.

As a society, we need to place a lot more importance on being happy. It is something we should be taught to be “jealous” about. We see someone happy, we should be inspired and want to emulate them at happiness.

  • We should teach parents not to judge their children. We should teach them to accept their children for what they are, and help them hone their skills and guide them but without making any comparisons.

Last but not least, America needs to lead the way here. We do it, and we do it right — trust me, there’s no dearth of gleeful followers. And the more followers we have (assuming we do it right), the better off the next generation would be.

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I am a Software Developer and Architect, and run the engineering team at Snowpal. Use our Web and Mobile Apps to manage all your projects!